That sort of thing.

Sort of a walk the walk kind of thing.I'm in Columbus Oh and we have some solid meetups here, and I'm sure a city like Houston would have similar things going on! 

Potential returns look decent …PS- the jump you saw could be some sort of hotel/ multi unit property coming online.

80 - 100K CAD .... so about 50 - 70K USD (maybe cheaper as these sorts of things are more expensive in Canada.That has a hydraulic lift and included the construction of the shaftway.Of course ... you can spend much more[Note:  I originally included a rang of 60 - 80K CAD (25 - 50K USD), but going back to the quotes we had last year to bolt a 4-stop onto an existing 4-story apartment building, the range is more like 80 - 110K CAD]   The 60-80K was for a 3-stop solution at another location.]

Losing the tax advantage status is one of the reasons why I sort of wanted to avoid selling the props out right. 

If you send money to the holding company, now its some sort of payment, allegedly "embezzelment?

They are proposing some sort of transit about a block down.

Granted, there is a lot of demand, sort of.

It is a quick and easy way to sort through a bunch of prospective properties.  

Is it possible to negotiate some sort of settlement with their 2nd mortgage to accept less than the total amount due?